ΝΗΣΟΣΠΡΟΚΕΙΤΑΙ, νησοσπροκειται
NĒSOSPROKEITAI, nēsosprokeitai
Sounds Like: NEE-sos-pro-KEE-tai
Translations: an island lies before, an island is situated before, an island is set before
From the root: ΝΗΣΟΣ, ΠΡΟΚΕΙΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ΝΗΣΟΣ' (island) and 'ΠΡΟΚΕΙΤΑΙ', which is the third-person singular present middle/passive indicative form of the verb 'πρόκειμαι' (to lie before, to be set before). Therefore, the compound word means 'an island lies before' or 'an island is situated before'. It describes the position of an island relative to something else.
Inflection: Third-person singular, Present, Middle/Passive, Indicative
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 10:29
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΝΗΣΟΣ, ΠΡΟΚΕΙΜΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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